Russian President Vladimir Putin advised Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer throughout their assembly on Monday in Moscow that he does not belief the West, though he agreed to participate in an investigation trying into alleged crimes by the Russian army.

"He [Putin] advised me that he'll cooperate with a global investigation, on one hand, and then again, he advised me that he does not belief the Western world," Nehammer stated throughout an interview Sunday on NBC Information' Meet the Press.

His remarks come after the worldwide neighborhood condemned the Russian army for allegedly killing a whole bunch of civilians within the Ukrainian city of Bucha.

A world investigation is "obligatory," in response to Nehammer, who stated he tried to persuade Putin that worldwide investigations have been helpful in former Yugoslavian wars to prosecute "conflict criminals."

Putin Tells Nehammer He Doesn’t Trust West
Russian President Vladimir Putin advised Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer that he does not belief the West, though he agreed to participate in an investigation trying into alleged crimes by the Russian army. Above, Nehammer on the arrival on the primary day of an African-European EU summit assembly on February 17 on the European Union headquarters in Brussels.Photograph by NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/BELGA MAG/AFP through Getty Photos

The Austrian head of presidency stated that his dialogue with the Russian president was "frank and hard," including that "it was not a pleasant dialog."

Nehammer is the primary Western chief to satisfy with him since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. His dialogue with Putin got here after his assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

"I believe he's now in his personal conflict logic. He thinks the conflict is important for safety ensures for the Russian Federation. He does not belief the worldwide neighborhood. He blames Ukrainians for genocide within the Donbas area," the chancellor stated.

Nehammer additionally stated that Putin advised him that "it is higher the conflict ends sooner than later" and famous that Western officers have to proceed confronting Putin instantly, including that the Russian president "is aware of precisely what is going on on."

"We have to look in his eyes and confront him with what we see in Ukraine," Nehammer stated.

Austria, together with different Western international locations, imposed sanctions on Russia that affected Moscow's elite and the Russian financial system. Nonetheless, Austria, which is a member of the European Union, continued to undertake its militarily impartial standing all through the conflict in Ukraine.

Nehammer clarified on Sunday that though Austria is impartial by way of its army standing, "it isn't impartial if we see that now we have to assist" and present solidarity.

Nehammer stated that he's "pessimistic" about the place the conflict is headed as Russia and Ukraine put together for a "huge" new battle within the Donbas area, which may "see many losses of human lives there."

Nonetheless, he added that Putin and Zelensky talked about the continued peace talks happening in Istanbul, which leaves "slightly likelihood there for peace," in response to The Hill.

Newsweek reached out to the Russian international ministry for feedback.